SquaMates: Return of the “Anoli”

Dec 20, 2018

by Editor in Chief

On the Web - This is the sixth episode of the SquaMates podcast—featuring some amazing new stories, including new iguanas and crocodiles, high-elevation herps, and some spectacular sea serpents! The show is hosted by Mark D. Scherz, Gabriel Ugueto, and Ethan Kocak.

They talk about the many newsworthy papers published in the last month, from complex genomic modeling to some really amazing new species, including one crocodile that is new, and one that is not. Their main discussion is about sea snakes, their diversity and specializations. The guest #HERper is Grace Olive Wiley, a controversial but amazing herper of history.

On the Web - The hosts of SquaMates will talk about cobras, leaf blowers, synapomorphic skull loss among stem Serpentes, and the ridiculous diversity of the Gymnophthghshmhalmidae, before diving into the main...